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Population: |
25,375,281 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 29.9% (male 3,909,876/female 3,667,958)
15-64 years: 65% (male 8,287,255/female 8,209,599)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 590,236/female 710,357) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 25.6 years
male: 24.98 years
female: 26.24 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.4% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
18.91 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 22.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 74.31 years
male: 71.27 years
female: 77.58 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.7% - note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
110,000 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,100 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan
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Ethnic groups: |
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
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Religions: |
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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Languages: |
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: 93.1% (2003 est.)
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